An Indian Coast Guard chopper and an offshore patrol vessel during a drill. (File photo)New Delhi: The Indian Coast Guard will receive a significant boost in its capabilities in the coming few years. On Wednesday, the defence ministry signed a ₹...
INS Kolkata during Malabar 2000 exercise. (Photo: Public domain/US Navy)New Delhi: India has deployed two of its most advanced guided-missile destroyers – INS Kolkata and INS Kochi – off the Somali coast near the Gulf of Aden in northern ...
MV Ruen. (Photo: Indian Navy)New Delhi: The Indian Navy said its “mission deployed” platforms responded to a distress call sent by a Malta-flagged vessel, MV Ruen, in the Arabian Sea. The Navy, suspecting a piracy attempt, said it diverte...
INS Kadmatt (front) with BRP Ramon Alcaraz during their joint drill in West Philippine Sea. (Photo: Indian Navy)New Delhi: Indian Navy’s corvette INS Kadmatt INS Kadmatt, which is currently on a long-range operational deployment in the West Phi...
Indian and Philippine naval personnel pose before INS Kadmatt at Manila port. (Photo: Indian Navy)New Delhi: Amid tension between the Philippines and China in the South China sea, Indian Navy’s corvette INS Kadmatt arrived at Manila, on Tuesday...
An Indian Army soldier standing guard at the India Gate in New Delhi with a SIG 716 assault rifle. (India Sentinels photo.)New Delhi: The defence ministry’s Defence Acquisition Council has given the go-ahead to the Indian Army to procure anothe...
New Delhi: The country is celebrating the Indian Navy Day on Monday, December 4. Later in the day, the prime minister, Narendra Modi, will visit the Sindhudurg Fort, which is on an Arabian Sea island just off the coast of Maharashtra’s Sindhudu...
An Indian Navy woman officer leading the Navy contingent at a Republic Day parade in New Delhi. (File photo for representation.)New Delhi: In a historic announcement, the Indian Navy chief, Admiral Radhakrishnan Hari Kumar, on Friday said a woman off...
An Indian advanced towed-gun system during trials. (Photo: DRDO) New Delhi: The defence minister, Rajnath Singh-headed Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) gave the acceptance of necessity (AoN) for procurement of defence platforms, including LCA T...
New Delhi: The Ministry of Defence has signed a contract with Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL), Haridwar on Wednesday for procurement of 16 upgraded super-rapid gun mounts (SRGM) along with associated equipment/accessories for Indian Navy unde...